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At a recent seminar (the Hobby/McNally Flash Bus Tour) the subject of the catch light intruded. Commentary from the sage teachers was to minimize its importance. A quick read of the linked Wikipedia article above will give you the theory and practice of catch lights. I belong to several photographic...
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Studio Photography is too often the realm of pristine yards of seamless paper (white or black) laid out in a wrinkle-free infinite horizon-styled manner. The unreal surface is punctuated with a beautiful model and lit with exquisite detail. Make-up artists and hair stylists are often employed....
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I’ve written about this subject before. The previous article was concerned with using fill flash to help illuminate the shadowed portions of wildlife in extremely bright situations. What about when the light is almost gone? This Bighorn Sheep at Badlands National Park conveniently posed at dusk-last...
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Some shots are millions of years in the making. The first time I visited this fossil eroding out of the Badlands National Park Sediment it was a dreary overcast day. The second time, the fossil skull was covered with snow. Both times, I thought something was missing: a shot to do this...
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At the recent Presentation Summit, I had the opportunity to take 15 presentation professionals/amateur photographers on a field trip to Pacific Beach in San Diego. One of the concepts I hoped to teach was balancing ambient light with flash ala the Strobist. The Pinch: An unsuspecting model strolled...
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Who says you have to hold a camera just one or two ways? Same subject-four consecutive shots-four very different looks If you have ever been bored enough to watch a sundial all day you probably have figured out what is different in these four shots. The rose, shot on a cloudy and rainy day was [...]
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And a Featured Android App: Photo Studio Buddy This is a shot of my latest studio session featuring model Liz Manalo. Aside from an excellent model, some cool props and a good composition, the shot features some killer lighting. Knowing about the lighting setup is the key to getting behind the...
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Light pollution is a real problem-especially for the night-time long-exposure crowd. You never think about the cumulative effect of reflected photons until you allow a device to gather them for you over a period of time. Case in point: The forecast for Aurora Borealis was favorable last Saturday...
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You have to say the title out-loud to get it~ Some of you may remember a previous entry when I was feeling froggy. I wrote about using field lights at night for finding and photographing frogs in Costa Rica and then applying correct white balancing. Though we searched diligently, no frogs were found...
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Flashes in the mirror are more annoying than they appear.
We decided we needed a mascot on our Worldesigns Photo Costa Rica Tours and the Red-eyed Green Tree Frog rose to the top of a list of likely contenders. Our goal was to photograph the small plush toy in a variety of Costa Rica locals for [......
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Greetings all. I have returned from my 16-day Costa Rica expedition with Worldesigns Photo Tours and am ready to begin blogging again. The lack of internet access while in Costa Rica means that I have many blog notions piled up and you should be seeing regular posts from me until I leave again for Costa...
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Sometimes the simplest solutions arise from watching those who don’t know how, doing. I can remember seeing poorly lit photos caused by my father’s errant finger’s covering the flash. Hmmm, thought I…
If you look back at my article on the Budget Product Shot, you will recall I made a flash diffuser for...
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“Now there’s a look in your eyes, like black holes in the sky.” ~ Shine on, you crazy diamond – Pink Floyd
Common sense sometimes yields the best results when it comes to people photography. When photographing a person, the eyes truly are the window to the soul. When we are attracted to person, [......
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Sometimes hotspots in photographs just need a helping hand.
You’ve all been there. You are out shooting some scene in the shadows that proves to be quite dramatic and makes for a stunning final image. The only problem is there is that darned hot-spot of direct sunlight worming its way through the shadow...
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When the sun fails, bring a little extra light with you. On my recent trip to North Dakota for the Independence Day Celebration, I ended up on top of a ridge called Custer’s Lookout with Mike Cranston, a fellow photog. Check out the Flickr Gallery of the weekend shoot here. I decided to try an [...]